Lieutenant John Chard: What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you.
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Posts : 10621 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 6:10 am
Hi All Can anyone tell me if a George Cooper served in the NMP during the AZW ? . Thanks in advance 90th
ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-23 Location : France
Subject: Re: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 6:41 am
Bonsoir Gary,
There is a trooper G.I. COOPER (number 89) on the muster roll recorded at Rorke's drift on the morning after the battles of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift. There is also a photo of a group of men from NMP (Princess Eugénie escort / 1880) with a man called "COOPER " and trumpeter STEVENS, a survivor of Isandhlwana.
Text and photo given by forum members Brett Hendey and Barry. See please, the excellent post on this forum: "NMP detail involved with the Princess Eugenie" (thu, janv 12, 2012, 9.23 PM)
Subject: Re: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 6:41 am
Hi Gary.
I think that Barry may be able to help you with that one mate. I do know that there was an officer called Cooper in one of the Natal regiments as Barry and I were sharing a discussion on the forum some time back and the name Cooper cropped up. It's a while since the chat, and I can't recall the reason why the name Cooper cropped up, it may well have been because I am called Cooper and Barry might have been researching any Cooper's that fought in the AZW, I just can't remember mate, but Barry may be able to help.
Hope you are having a great time pal, I wish I was there with you mate, you lucky so and so
ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-23 Location : France
Subject: Re: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 6:56 am
Gary, There is an another number (I.E enlistment roll) for Trooper G. I. COOPER:310 (see on this forum "NMP detail involved with the Princess Eugénie) Cheers Frédéric
90th
Posts : 10621 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: Geotge Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 3:40 pm
Thanks Ymob / Martin , the reason I'm asking is after I photographed Dugald Macphail's Grave at Talana Cemetery in Dundee , I came across another Grave , here is the transcript '' In memory of George Cooper of Staffordshire England , Late of the N.M.P , killed by an Accident near Dundee on December the 13th 1884 , Aged 30 . Hope this may help ? 90th .
You'd love it here Martin , all of you would . I'm back with Ian Knight in November , if , and if , he get's the numbers required !
barry
Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay
Subject: Tpr Cooper, NMP Tue May 19, 2015 6:14 pm
Hi Gary, Frederic,
Correct, Tpr Cooper served in the NMP. He was also part of the Princess Eugenie escort during her visit to the AZW battlefield in 1880. I have already posted a picture of the escort party, including Tpr Cooper, some time ago on the forum. I will peruse the Nongqai's to see if there is an obit on him there too.
regards
barry
ymob
Posts : 2268 Join date : 2010-10-23 Location : France
Subject: Re: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 8:09 pm
barry wrote:
Hi Gary, Frederic,
Correct, Tpr Cooper served in the NMP. He was also part of the Princess Eugenie escort during her visit to the AZW battlefield in 1880. I have already posted a picture of the escort party, including Tpr Cooper, some time ago on the forum. I will peruse the Nongqai's to see if there is an obit on him there too.
regards
barry
hello Barry Text and photo given by forum members Brett Hendey and Barry. See please, the excellent post on this forum: "NMP detail involved with the Princess Eugenie" (thu, janv 12, 2012, 9.23 PM) Cheers
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Subject: Re: George Cooper NMP Tue May 19, 2015 8:30 pm
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